Been helping a new friend with his bike build. Starting with a stock 1975 Honda CB500T, it is to be customized with frame, fender, seat, exhaust, and electric mods. We got the engine running with some carb kits and points. Since it seems to be running well, and the vacuum style carbs will work better with the stock air box, it is probably going to be left alone in that regard. The stock pipes are being ditched for some custom ones made from a CB550 set.Most of the rear frame has been detabbed, and a rear loop constructed. The original rear fender will be used, albeit with a different location. This build was meant to be a chance for the owner, Fabian, to be a part of the transformation.
The CB50S tank is undergoing some changes.
Moved the filler neck on the tank in anticipation of the Honda Dream 50R hold-down strap that will hopefully be used. There is a little bit of work yet to be done where the strap comes over the front of the tank. The forks have been reassembled with CRF70 tubes and the original springs. The original springs were a bit longer than the CRF ones, making for more pre-load than they had on either fork set-up. Getting ready to take hardware for zinc plating.
Moving along on the Honda CB50S AC02
Got the bike stripped down, ground down, filled and blasted. The frame had some smoothing and filling of spot weld indentations, and the holes on the frame for the rear cover mounts. The aluminum parts like wheel hubs, front fork lowers, and engine covers were polished.